Identifying the writer’s purpose: summary
Common purposes in writing include:- To give information
- To express a point of view
- To highlight an issue
- To examine a range of views
- To persuade people.
- Introductory paragraph(s)
- Stated purpose
- Implied purpose
- Title or headline
- People quoted
- Pictures, charts and other graphic material.
You should say clearly what the writer’s purpose was, and explain how the examples
you give help you to identify the purpose.
A good answer will suggest one or two purposes, and be supported by
one or two examples for each purpose.
